A new monthly column with Nation Plutocrats take on their wealth and power at the expense of the rest of us.

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New YOrk, A.NationA leading source of progressive policy and culture in America, today announced the launch “Oligarch’s watch“The new monthly column that is a natural sequel to a long and proud magazine tradition Tell the truth to power to build a fair society. In our 160th year and in this unprecedented inequality growth, speaking for a fair world remains the main for the magazine mission.
Discharged by a long -standing economic researcher and company Chuck ColinzA leading thinker and a writer for inequality in America, “Oligarch’s watch”Will Profile The Plutocrats Wielding Their Wealth and Power to Further Enrich Atomselves at the Expense of Workers, Our Communities, and Our Environment. Crisscrossing Industries and Centers oligarchy in action to spotlight the crushing monopoly power billionaires yield, and showcase how many individuals disrupt every corner of our lives –From housing to healthcare, democracy Country Hostage and Profit by 1 percent through a greater public good.
The first batch of Colinz “Ralph de la Tore: Create an oligarch in health care“Looks at the rise of one person to the uncertain force and price that the rest of us pay – money in blood. His second,” “Get to know Coal-I-Girch Jim Greek, CEO Peabody Energy“It reports on the unusual and unprecedented Trump payback schemes to enrich fossil fuel oligarchs even more.
“As the one who has learned a lot from the work of Cholinz’s work over the years and as a huge fan Sub -complaints In particular, I can’t come up with anyone -no better equipped to guide Nation Readers through the Byzantine road of the ruling oligarchy of America, ” – said NationSpecial correspondent and outgoing editor DD guttenplan.
“We are watching the delight and corruption of our political system in the oligarch -millionaire,” Collins added. “I am glad to illuminate the attention of some lesser -known oligarchs and uplift plutocrats that unfold their wealth, power and position to get more wealth from the rest of us and society. At 160 years, at 160 years, at 160, at 160 years, 160 years, at 160 years, 160 years Nation Withdrawn the historical gilded age and is the perfect platform for the investigation of the damage caused by the oligarchy and their salaried agents. “
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O: Chuck Colinz Handles monthly column “oligarch’s watch” for Nation. He is the director of the program on inequality and the overall good at the Institute of Political Studies where he is highlighted Inequality.org. US inequalities expert, author of more than 10 books and dozens of reports covering climate violations, philanthropy, racial wealth, separation, affordable housing and billionaire dynasties, his future book is Burned by billionaires: How concentrated wealth and strength destroy our lives and planet (New press, October 2025). Previous books include Positions from wealth: As billionaires pay millions to hide trillions born on the third baseAnd, with Bill Gates -the older, Wealth and our Commonwealth: Why America should be taxed to accumulate success. Collins lives in Gilford, Vermont.
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